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Meals included! Enjoy the Popular Gero Choice Plan
- Instant Booking
- Required Time:
- 240minutes
*Estimated length of stay
- Supported Languages:
- Japanese / Mandarin / English
- Participants(Min.):
- 1 Person
- Participants(Max.):
- 30 People
- Min. Participants Required For Activity:
- 1 Person
- Payment Method:
- Credit Card (VISA/MASTER/AMERICAN EXPRESS/JCB)
- Fee:
- Gero Choice Plan(Aged 18 years and above) USD 32.17
- Age (Min.):
- 18 years old
- Parent/ Guardian Required:
- Under 18 years old
- Cancellation:
- No
- Booking deadline:
- By 17:00 on the day
Activity
By strolling through the hot spring resort in yukata to an izakaya (Japanese style pub), you can enjoy the local cuisine and sake of Hida.
You can take part in the traditional Japanese hot springs experience, which includes strolling around in yukata and geta (Japanese sandal), and dine at a izakaya, a pub that is only found in the hot spring resort region. You will receive a JPY 3,000 course meal and one welcome drink at a participating restaurant.
Experience the local entertainment to learn about hot spring culture (changes weekly)
The Shirasagi-za Theater in Gassho-mura offers the following events on a weekly basis.
(1) Dance with geiko, the flower of hot springs (2) Wadaiko drum performance with a local taiko drumming group (3) Pretending to be a Kabuki actor, a local performing art that Gifu Prefecture is proud of
Gassho Village light-up event and festival fair experience (with gohei-mochi rice cakes)
Visitors can take in the Gassho Village's nighttime illumination, which is generally off limits and the festival fair experience there, where they will also receive a gohei-mochi (rice cake) as a gift.
Pick-up bus is available
A shuttle bus will be available every 30 minutes between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. *Please check the flow of the day for bus drop-off and pick-up locations.
Schedule
Exchange tickets
Please pick up an information pamphlet and experience coupon at the Gero Onsen Tourist Information Center or Gero City Tourist Exchange Center.
Board the shuttle bus to Gero Onsen at night
A shuttle bus will run every 30 minutes from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. (Bus stopovers: (1) Kusakabe Armeria, (2) Suimeikan, (3) Shirasagibashi Bridge, (4) Mochikawa-kan, (5) Waiwai Hiroba, (6) Gassho-mura Village)
Experience local performing arts at Shirasagi-za Theater in Gassho-mura Village
The content of the experience changes weekly. (Please check the Remarks section for the schedule.)
Festival fair experience in Gassho-mura Village and visit several Izakayas in the hot spring resort area
Enjoy a sample of Gohei Mochi rice cake in Gassho-mura Village and local cuisine and sake in the hot spring resort area!
Strolling around the hot spring area at night in yukata and also enjoy Onsen-dera Temple autumn leaves illuminated (illumination: 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM/visit: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM).
Included in the Fee
Not included in the Fee
Ratings / Reviews
Meeting Place
(1) Gero Onsen Tourist Information Center (8:30 AM-5:30 PM) (2) Gero City Tourism Exchange Center (9:00 AM-5:30 PM) *The pin on the map points to the Gero Onsen Tourist Information Center.
1) 1357 Koda, Gero-shi, Gifu Prefecture, 509-2206 2) 1075-9 Mori, Gero-shi, Gifu Prefecture, 509-2202Directions
Nearest Station:Gero Station (Takayama Main Line)
Directions to Nearest Station:(1) Gero Onsen General Tourist Information Center: A short walk from Gero Station. (2) Gero City Tourism Exchange Center: About 7 minutes walk.
Destination by Taxi:(1) Gero Onsen General Tourist Information Center (2) Gero City Tourism Exchange Center
Things guests need to prepare on the day of the activity (clothes, belongings, etc.)
Comfortable clothes and shoes
General items to bring on a typical trip
Cancellation Policy
Notes
*For details of the experience, please refer to the information pamphlet and experience coupon provided at the redemption location.
-Please present the experience coupon when you participate in the experience or board the shuttle bus.
-Please note that the content of the local performing arts at Shirasagi-za Theater changes weekly.
1) Ryujin Wadaiko Drumming Experience: October 29 (Sun), November 12 (Sun) from 5:30 PM for the first part, from 6:30 PM for the second part
2) Geigi experience: November 5 (Sun), November 26 (Sun) from 5:30 PM for the first part, from 6:30 PM for the second part
3) Ji-kabuki experience: November 19 (Sun) from 5:30 PM for the first part, from 7:00 PM for the second part
[Precaution]
-Visitors under 18 years of age may enter Gassho-mura Village free of charge if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please note that other fees such as food and beverages, activity fees, tasting fees, and shuttle bus fees must be paid separately on-site.
-This ticket cannot be used by more than one person. Please make sure to apply for one ticket per person.
-Please note that this ticket is non-refundable under any circumstances.
-Please note that this ticket cannot be used when the shuttle bus is full.
-Menu items offered at participating restaurants vary depending on the restaurant.
-If you would like to order something other than included in this plan at an eligible restaurant, please pay separately.
[Ticket exchange hours]
Gero City General Tourist Information Center: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Gero City Tourism Exchange Center: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
[In case of cancellation]
-The event may be canceled after the reservation is made due to inclement weather or natural disasters. In such cases, WAmazing Play customer support will contact you by e-mail after 3:00 PM the day before the event.
[Supported Languages]
Can accommodate in simple English or use a translation app.
[Parking]
Available
Please use the municipal Yukinose parking lot (about 3 minutes walk from Gero Station)
Parking fee JPY 100 / 20 minutes, maximum JPY 1,500 per day
Organizer
Gero Onsen Tourism Association
922-6 Mori, Gero-shi, Gifu Prefecture 509-2202